The shooting occurred at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dallas police said, when the unidentified man found his way into the homeowner’s garage.

The homeowner heard noise and checked his security cameras, but found nothing. Then the bird chirped “Hello?” The homeowner called 9-1-1, confronted the burglar, and shot him during the ensuing struggle, which was caught on the home security tape.

Of course, it’s Dallas, so there’s always something that makes the story slightly more bizarre. Check out the television station Web page where the story appeared:

Hot lead strikes twice

Over on Chalk Hill Road, another homeowner has claimed a dubious distinction: He has shot and killed two burglars in a month.

He found two guys sneaking around in his welding business. He dropped one, later identified as Jimmy Gannon of Ferris, on the spot. The other one, who police didn’t identify, was wounded, but escaped. Police caught him and he was hospitalized.

Back on Sept. 22, Walton blew away Raul Laureles, 43. He surprised the burglar as he was squeezing through a pried-open window into Walton’s shop.

Walton was exonerated in the Laureles shooting, and police suspect the same will happen this time.

If I need any welding done in the Dallas area, I will make sure I go to Walton’s shop during normal business hours. And I will be wearing a day-glo orange vest over my Kevlar vest.

And, it goes without saying, that they don’t like Mexicans, either

The friendly folks in Farmers Branch lost an appeal in their controversial fight against illegal immigration.

The town’s anti-immigration bill, which punishes landlords who rent to undocumented immigrants, is being challenged because it was discussed behind closed doors, a clear violation of the state’s Open Meetings Law.

A state appellate court refused to throw the lawsuit out, meaning the city still has some ‘splainin’ to do.

The American Dream lives on, although just barely, in the FB.

Final Thoughts

Stay away from Dallas. If the hairspray and $30,000 millionaires don’t get you, you could get shot or deported.

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